douche

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The best time for taking a douche is at night just before retiring; there is also less danger of taking cold when the douche is taken at this time The scalding sensations at the vulva may be due to the acidity of the urine, in which case it will be increased just after urination; or it may be due to an acrid discharge from the vagina.

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  1. noun A stream of water, often containing medicinal or cleansing agents, that is applied to a body part or cavity for hygienic or therapeutic purposes.
  2. noun A stream of air applied in a similar way.
  3. noun The application of a douche.
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  • Me: (Damn .... how I am going to get out of this and not look like a douche-bag with a f***ed up haircut) —  Original Signal - Transmitting Digg
  • The best time for taking a douche is at night just before retiring; there is also less danger of taking cold when the douche is taken at this time The scalding sensations at the vulva may be due to the acidity of the urine, in which case it will be increased just after urination; or it may be due to an acrid discharge from the vagina. —  The Four Epochs of Woman's Life; a study in hygiene
  • I mean if you're running out Bristol Palin and this douche, then you get what you deserve. —  Propeller Most Popular Stories
  • Save that for the douche-bars.) —  Gawker
  • Without sounding like a douche, I'm pretty awesome at what I do. —  two dolla
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  1. French, shower, from Italian doccia, conduit, back-formation from doccione, pipe, from Latin ductiō, ductiōn-, act of leading, from ductus, past participle of dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. French, a douche, a shower-bath, = Spanish ducha = Italian doccia, a water-pipe, spout, conduit, from docciare = French doucher, pour, from Middle Latin *ductiare, from Latin ducere, past participle ductus, lead, conduct. Cf. conduit, of the same ult. origin.
  2. douche, n.
 

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